The Paramount Adult Transition students and staff are creating a mock store environment in one of the classrooms as an onsite training center for students. The on site training center will provide students training in checking inventory, setting-up a sales floor, greeting customers, and assisting customers with sales. The training center will also provide training in office skills such as
answering the phones, mailings, and filing. Students will use their skills learned on site and apply them at a job location with the support of a job coach. The program objective is to develop and retain entry-level retail sales personnel and office personnel and create an instruction-based career path for the student as they age out of the Adult Transition program at 22.
Harry Wirtz School Principal’s Club
The Principal’s Club rewards students, in grades K-8th that have mastered their addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts. It also recognizes students in Kindergarten who have mastered their letters, and the students in grades 1st-3rd who have mastered their sight word vocabulary. Students are able to take quizzes in the various academic areas on Tuesdays, under the direction of our Math Coach, Ms. Kelly. Students have four Levels of Achievement they are working toward. The levels start with Red, followed by Blue, Silver, and the top goal is to achieve Gold. The following students have already reached the Gold Level and we wish to congratulate them!
2nd Grade
• Ashley Soto
• Enha Akonjee
• Irene Escalera
• Alex Lopez
• Matthew Roche
• Jorge Tumulan
3rd Grade
• Carlos Moreno
• Aarion Burks
• Jesus Casillas
• Laura Duran
• Carolina Romero
4th Grade
• Emily Lopez
• Julianna Diaz
• Valerie Estrada
• Carlos Lazzo
• Jesus Lopez
• Alejandro Garcia
• Cecilia Rodriguez
5th Grade
• Daniel Lopez
• Ivan Madrigal
• Juan Rosales
• Joseph Gaspar
• Ashley Arellano
• Claudia Avila
• Chozan Behn
• Ariana Castellanos
• Crista Diaz
• Brandon Trujillo
7th Grade
• Edgar Uriarte
• Alex Perez
8th Grade
• Adilene Godines
• Crystal Gonzalez
• Kevin Quinonez
The students will receive certificates at each level along with an incentive and all students’ names will be on our Principal’s Club Recognition Bulletin Board in the office. Come in to the office to see all the great achievers we have at Wirtz!
Kelly Williams, Principal Harry Wirtz School
Superintendent’s Message:
President Barack Obama and Education Support in the United States
Dear Parents and Community Members,
President Barack Obama recently articulated his vision for the United States that includes investments in Education as one of the pillars on which our country’s future prosperity depends. We in the Paramount Unified School District applaud and accept the President’s challenge to make our education system the best in the world.
This ambitious goal will begin with comprehensive support for the whole child. Our new Mission, Vision and Values will be based around ensuring that every child in the Paramount Unified School District has access to a complete and competitive education. We in the Paramount Unified School District believe it is essential that our chil-
dren receive personalized learning opportunities that engage them in relevant curriculum and challenging educational plans that lead to proficiency and achievement.
How we can better serve students from the “crib to their career” will require a collective responsibility of families, educators and our community. This is one investment that we cannot lose on.
Thank you for your continued support.
David
J. Verdugo, Ed.D. Superintendent of Schools
African American Cultural Club and Black Family Forum Host Inventions Display
Did you know that the first stoplight was invented by an African-American? His name was Hassel D. Robinson.
Did you know that the first mailbox was invented by an African-American? His name Philip B. Downing.
Also, did you know that toilet paper was invented by an African-American? His name was Morris L. Smith?
These inventions and many more were featured at the PHS Senior Campus African-American Inventions Display hosted by the African-American Cultural club and the Black Family Forum.
Members from both organizations wanted to showcase the many inventions by AfricanAmericans that contribute to our everyday lives. Everyone on campus was invited to walk through Rm. 656 where the items were on display. Counselor Ms.
Talamantes, who coordinated the event with the two organizations, club officers and parents from the Black Family Forum were on hand to answer questions and offer background information.
Over 300 students attended and many were amazed to discover the numerous inventions that African-Americans have contributed over the century. Listed below are some of the items that were displayed:
The phono graph – Joseph Hunter Dickinson
The shoe – William A. Deitz
The baby bottle – Albert C. Richardson
The child carriage – William H. Richardson
The guitar – Robert F. Flemings Jr.
The typewriter – Lee S. Burridge
Hair products, hair colleges, and cosmetics – Madame C. J. Walker
